John Savage Award 2020-21
The Club are delighted to award the 2020-21 John Savage Trophy and Bursary to PeacePlayers NI. This is awarded by the Club annually to the individual or group selected as giving great service to the Community.
President Ken was delighted to be able to present the John Savage Award and Bursary 2020-21 to PeacePlayers NI Thursday 02 December.
PeacePlayers is an international organisation which originated in the USA, but now also works in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, the Middle East and South Africa. They, applying their very powerful message that: “Children who play together can learn to live together”, use the power of sport, specifically basketball, to unite, educate and inspire young people to create a more peaceful world, by offering sport programming, peace education, and leadership development to those living in communities in conflict. They challenge the hate that is driven by the fear of our differences and aim to: Bridge Divides - by building deep, lasting friendships among young people from communities with histories of conflict; Develop Leaders - by working through sport with young people to create leaders; thereby bridging divides, unifying their communities and serving as advocates for change and Change Perceptions - by using the public nature of sport to illustrate the potential for cooperation to the broader community.